Cynthia Castro
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Biography
At just 21 years old, Cynthia Castro is fast becoming the premier female artist in Latin music. Like many children of immigrant parents, Cynthia considers herself both Latin and American. Her Latin side gives her music incredible passion and emotion, while her American side gives her the freedom to develop her natural talent and pursue her artistic dreams.

Cynthias dynamic talent is the talk of the Latin music world. Her sensual sound, impressive vocal range and original music make her a Latina performer with undeniable crossover appeal for todays multi-lingual Latin-American audience. She has guts, passion, beauty and a voice to propel her into the hearts of all audiences.

Cynthia got her start singing in the children's choir of her church and rose to become the Parish Cantor. She has been prominently featured at various events in the New York area, including the EPIC Foundation Gala to promote autism awareness and the New Jersey Pops Orchestra.
She has performed on Univisions Estrellas Al Despertar, Telemundos El Noticiero and the cable shows "La Nueva OIa" and Diamante." Other live performances include the VIVA Broward Latin Music Festival in Florida, the Presidential Inauguration's Latino Gala, the Calle Ocho Festival in Miami, and the 5th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Pennsauken, New Jersey. In addition, Cynthia was honored to be the first Latina ever to sing the Star Spangled Banner at Madison Square Garden. She performed it and O Canada for the New York Knicks Latin Night Una Noche de Ritmo in March 2006.

Her talent has attracted world-class performers to her debut album, including Grammy Award winning percussionist Cyro Baptista (Paul Simon, Sting), bassist Francisco Centeno (Aretha Franklin, Thalia, Whitney Houston), guitarist Mario Guini (Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez), guitarist Ricardo Ramos (Obie Bermudez, Rob Thomas) and trumpeter Hector Colon (Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco). She is classically trained by renowned concert pianist and artist developer Vera Tisheff; who trained multi-platinum recording artist Vanessa Carlton and Grammy Award winning musical director Paul Bogaev.

Cynthia is poised to be her generations Latina music sensation.
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    New sound of Latin pop crossover
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    Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Celia Cruz, Yma Sumac, Annie Lennox
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